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Mandarin Dragonettes: Why They Need Live Food (And How to Keep Them Alive)
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April 30, 2026 3 min read copepods

Mandarin Dragonettes: Why They Need Live Food (And How to Keep Them Alive)

The green mandarin dragonette (Synchiropus splendidus) is one of the most beautiful fish you can put in a reef tank. It's also one of the most heartbreaking. Most mandarins sold in Australia don't make it past their first...

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Microscopic zooplankton including copepods and rotifers in seawater
Aug 12, 2025 · 2 min read

What Is Zooplankton?

Zooplankton are tiny drifting animals found in every marine environment, and they're absolutely vital to a healthy reef. Unlike phytoplankton, which produce...

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Home copepod culture in a clear container with green phytoplankton water
Aug 12, 2025 · 1 min read

How to Culture Copepods

Copepods are one of the most valuable live foods in a reef aquarium. They're packed with nutrients, perfect for finicky fish and...

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Healthy phytoplankton and zooplankton cultures in glass jars
Aug 12, 2025 · 2 min read

Help, my culture keeps crashing!

Absolutely terrible feeling, isn't it. Everything felt right, but it never went anywhere. Here at Aquaculture Kings, we're all about sharing knowledge....

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Golden-brown Isochrysis galbana T-Iso culture under aeration
Aug 12, 2025 · 1 min read

How to Culture T-Iso (Isochrysis galbana)

T-Iso, short for Isochrysis galbana (Tahitian strain), is a golden-brown flagellated microalga packed with DHA. That makes it one of the most...

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Aug 12, 2025 · 2 min read

All About Tisbe Copepods

Tisbe copepods are one of the most useful live additions you can chuck into a saltwater tank. They're tiny harpacticoid crustaceans that...

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